Rider Instructions

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Originally Posted by Dixie Porter

The following trainers never give or gave instructions to a rider:

B. A. Jones
H. Jacobs
H. A. Jacobson
R. F. Frankel
A. W. King ( Buddy and I rarely ever had a word with them before and NEVER after a race)

Here's an interesting tidbit from the mouth of the Maestro. Trainer told him to break on top, ease back to 4h or 5th, take the lead at the 1/4 pole and ride on to win. The horse finished 9th and was never in the hunt. After the race the trainer grabbed Eddie and screamed at him as to why he didn't listen to his instructions. The Maestro's answer, "I would have done what you said but I didn't want to leave the horse behind".

McCreary once told Buddy that his horse just didn't want to go on and pass all those other horses in front of him. We watched the race together. McCreary was 5 in front untill the 1/8th pole.

When trainers want to "hold" a horse it is always said far away from the crowd in the paddock.

Jocks decisions to get together and "get a horse home" are made in the mornings and reconfirmed in the jocks room early in the day.

I heard that Frankel gives instructions to riders all the time and if the rider doesnt listen then he fires them quickly. Maybe i heard wrong.